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You are either kidding or I don't understand your point.
The teatards haven't cut a penny from the deficit yet.
gates has been cutting delaying and canceling for years. I have spelled it out.
My reference is to the additional 70 and change in the op, my request is for a list of entitlements from sallow etc. that are going to be trimmed and made effecient etc....to the same tune.
a puny $78 billion out of $3.5 trillion. Gates has merely chosen to make the buttons on military dress uniforms out of plastic instead of nickel.
78 bn from 3.5 trillion? why are you using the entire budget as a bench mark? 
Well, how serious are the Repukes about cost cutting? Governor Rick Scott of Florida, an outstanding Repuke, had the company he ran as CEO convicted of fourteen felonies, and fined 1.7 billion dollars for fraud concerning Medicare. And that is just what they could prove. Wonder how much will be left of Florida's treasury when he is done?
Because they account for the vast majority of the debt.
Well, how serious are the Repukes about cost cutting? Governor Rick Scott of Florida, an outstanding Repuke, had the company he ran as CEO convicted of fourteen felonies, and fined 1.7 billion dollars for fraud concerning Medicare. And that is just what they could prove. Wonder how much will be left of Florida's treasury when he is done?
uh huh.
Because they account for the vast majority of the debt.
You keep braying on and on about this..and for the most part..it's completely wrong. SSI doesn't add to the debt..because it's paid for. Medicare does somewhat. But wars and the military expenditures are through the roof. Especially when you count veterans benefits. Another fallacy you keep putting out there is that somehow Bush didn't add much to the debt or deficit. That's because he was creative with book keeping. They kept 2 wars off budget. They called it "Emergency Supplemental Spending". President Obama added back into the total budget when he came into office.
Well, how serious are the Repukes about cost cutting? Governor Rick Scott of Florida, an outstanding Repuke, had the company he ran as CEO convicted of fourteen felonies, and fined 1.7 billion dollars for fraud concerning Medicare. And that is just what they could prove. Wonder how much will be left of Florida's treasury when he is done?
uh huh.
Why is that a "Strawman"?
Several posts back I pointed out this was a problem. Medicare is lousy with fraud.
Because they account for the vast majority of the debt.
You keep braying on and on about this..and for the most part..it's completely wrong. SSI doesn't add to the debt..because it's paid for. Medicare does somewhat. But wars and the military expenditures are through the roof. Especially when you count veterans benefits. Another fallacy you keep putting out there is that somehow Bush didn't add much to the debt or deficit. That's because he was creative with book keeping. They kept 2 wars off budget. They called it "Emergency Supplemental Spending". President Obama added back into the total budget when he came into office.
So you want to cut Veterans benefits?
Sounds like the standard Left approach to saving money.
Entirely to small.
And still waiting for the 100 billion the Republicans promised to cut.
Why didnt your guys cut it when they had the chance to pass a budget?
Why is it always the Republicans responsibility to cut when we all know the budget needs to be cut?
Entirely to small.
And still waiting for the 100 billion the Republicans promised to cut.
Why didnt your guys cut it when they had the chance to pass a budget?
Why is it always the Republicans responsibility to cut when we all know the budget needs to be cut?
Maybe because the Republicans repeatedly cut revenue?
gates has been cutting delaying and canceling for years. I have spelled it out.
My reference is to the additional 70 and change in the op, my request is for a list of entitlements from sallow etc. that are going to be trimmed and made effecient etc....to the same tune.
a puny $78 billion out of $3.5 trillion. Gates has merely chosen to make the buttons on military dress uniforms out of plastic instead of nickel.
..and as I said, 4 times now hes has cut delayed or canceled a great deal more than that over the last 3 years, these are I have since read, mostly additions to cuts already made and they will impact Manpower more so than systems.
So, Okay then, how much does medicare and medicaid take up of the budget?
I have it at;
$78,000,000,000
vs.
$0.00...
how am I doing so far?
I await YOUR cut(s) suggestions....take your time bro.
There is nothing sacred about the Defense budget
The budget is based on the mission given to the armed services and the degree of readiness they are required to maintain. If we adjust the mission to the point where we are not the defender of the rest of the world there is plenty of room for budget cuts.
Do we need 11 Aircraft Super Carrier task forces when no other nation has one?
Do we need all of our 1500+ nuclear warheads with associated submarines and missiles and bombers when they haven't been used in 65 years and will probably never be used?
Do we need to provide for the defense of Europe?
Other defense-related expenditures
Per-capita Defense Spending 1962-2015 (inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars)
Defense Spending 1962-2015 (inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars)[12][13]This does not include many military-related items that are outside of the Defense Department budget, such as nuclear weapons research, maintenance, cleanup, and production, which is in the Department of Energy budget, Veterans Affairs, the Treasury Department's payments in pensions to military retirees and widows and their families, interest on debt incurred in past wars, or State Department financing of foreign arms sales and militarily-related development assistance. Neither does it include defense spending that is not military in nature, such as the Department of Homeland Security, counter-terrorism spending by the FBI, and intelligence-gathering spending by NASA.
Military budget of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Per usual, the only real cuts the socialist President proposes are the military.
Maybe China phoned them in.
"Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that all four service chiefs supported the proposals, and that the military would still be able to manage global risks. We cant hold ourselves exempt from the belt-tightening, he said. Neither can we allow ourselves to contribute to the very debt that puts our long-term security at risk.
Per usual, the only real cuts the socialist President proposes are the military.
Maybe China phoned them in.
"Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that all four service chiefs supported the proposals, and that the military would still be able to manage global risks. We cant hold ourselves exempt from the belt-tightening, he said. Neither can we allow ourselves to contribute to the very debt that puts our long-term security at risk.
a puny $78 billion out of $3.5 trillion. Gates has merely chosen to make the buttons on military dress uniforms out of plastic instead of nickel.
..and as I said, 4 times now hes has cut delayed or canceled a great deal more than that over the last 3 years, these are I have since read, mostly additions to cuts already made and they will impact Manpower more so than systems.
So, Okay then, how much does medicare and medicaid take up of the budget?
I have it at;
$78,000,000,000
vs.
$0.00...
how am I doing so far?
I await YOUR cut(s) suggestions....take your time bro.
First off I wasn't using the entire budget. The cuts Gates announced were over a 5 year period so I compared 5 years of the 2009 military budget to the $78 billion.
And second, Gates is not a teatard, or the GOP majority in Congress.
So you are still at zero.
Third, despite what "he" may have cut or cancelled military spending increased every year since Gates was appointed.
There is nothing sacred about the Defense budget
The budget is based on the mission given to the armed services and the degree of readiness they are required to maintain. If we adjust the mission to the point where we are not the defender of the rest of the world there is plenty of room for budget cuts.
Do we need 11 Aircraft Super Carrier task forces when no other nation has one?
Do we need all of our 1500+ nuclear warheads with associated submarines and missiles and bombers when they haven't been used in 65 years and will probably never be used?
Do we need to provide for the defense of Europe?
Per usual, the only real cuts the socialist President proposes are the military.
Maybe China phoned them in.
"Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that all four service chiefs supported the proposals, and that the military would still be able to manage global risks. We cant hold ourselves exempt from the belt-tightening, he said. Neither can we allow ourselves to contribute to the very debt that puts our long-term security at risk.
If Mr Obama is listening to the Generals it would be the first time he did so. Personally, I kinda doubt it.
